NVSL Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Activities Report - FY 2013

摘要

The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, IA, in coordination with the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), received avian samples for testing in fiscal year (FY) 2014 arising from National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) and Live Bird Market (LBM-BYD) surveillance programs, foreign animal disease (FAD) investigations, import and export activities, wild bird surveillance, and other diagnostics. While the majority of the samples are received for confirmation testing,it is currently not possible to separate confirmations from other testing due to limitations of the laboratory information management system and inconsistent information received on submission forms. Ability to discriminate such testing will improve future analyses and will contribute to better understanding of surveillance data.